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Indian President Ram Nath Kovind (Source: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The State visit to Vietnam by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind from November 18 to 20 is meant to help maintain the sound development trend of bilateral relations, a diplomat has said. In an interview with Vietnam News Agency ahead of the trip, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau said this is a reciprocal visit following a tour of India by then President Tran Dai Quang last March. During this visit, the two sides will review what they have and haven’t achieved so as to enhance connections. They will also discuss issues of common concern, especially regional and global matters, he said. He noted that the political ties and trust between the two countries have been increasingly strengthened through frequent mutual high-ranking visits, especially since they set up the comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, including the tour of Vietnam by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (September … [Read more...] about State visit to help sustain upward trend of Vietnam-India ties: diplomat

It has specifically mentioned a culinary tour along the Mekong River. The New York Times’ recommendation comes as food tourism emerges as a rising trend, prompting tour companies and cruise lines to organize tours led by accomplished chefs around the world. The chefs serve as tour guides, introducing the quintessence of local cuisine and culture to guests. The APT travel group is launching a new food tour next month in Vietnam, led by Vietnamese-Australian celebrity chef Luke Nguyen. The 14-day tour will take guests through the alleyways of Ho Chi Minh City to meet his relatives, visit their kitchens, and take a trip down to market stalls to buy ingredients, the New York Times said. The highlight of the tour will be the chance to join the famous chef in cooking while sailing down the Mekong River. A food tour along the Mekong River will take tourists to explore the quintessence of local cuisine and culture. Photo by … [Read more...] about A food tour of Vietnam is not to be missed: New York Times

Vietnamese travel firm Exotic Voyages has announced a new tour package called A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain: Taste of Vietnam. The tour will follow in the footsteps of Bourdain as he collected cuisine experiences across the country, from the north to the south. The 14 day, 13 night tour will cover several cities and provinces including Saigon, Da Nang, Hoi An (Quang Nam province), Hue and Hanoi. Food destinations like the Com Nieu Restaurant in Saigon, or the now-famous Huong Lien Restaurant in Hanoi, where Bourdain and former U.S. President Obama drank a beer and had a dish of Bun cha (noodle and grilled pork) in 2016, will be featured in the itinerary. Other activities include a show at the Saigon Opera House, a cruise along the Chet Say River on the Mekong Delta, and a walk through the ancient Hoi An town. A woman rides a bicycle past a typical yellow house of Hoi An. Photo by Christian Berg Diep Nguyen, a Vietnamese travel expert who assisted Bourdain in 2016 when he … [Read more...] about Take a tour of Anthony Bourdain’s Vietnam haunts

Viet Nam News by San Hà Given the boom in the number of Chinese tourists in HCM City, authorities have been urged to take preventive measures against the so-called “zero-đồng” tours that cater to these tourists and adversely affect tourism revenue. Since last year, the number of tourists from China has surpassed those from Japan and the US, according to the city’s Tourism Department. Around 600,000 Chinese tourists visited last year, 200,000 more compared to the previous year. In the first five months of the year, the city welcomed 3.2 million foreign arrivals compared to 2.5 million in the same period last year. Of the total, the number of Chinese tourists was 266,200, up 22.5 per cent year-on-year, said Nguyễn Việt Anh, head of the Department’s Travel Management Division. Northeast Asia, including mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, is expected to be the priority market for the city’s tourism sector in … [Read more...] about Tourism sector aims to stop Chinese zero-đồng tours

Mr. Quang was welcomed at the Palam military airport by Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, minister of state for defense, Vietnamese ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh and other officials. President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse were given a traditional welcome in Bodh Gaya city (Photo: Viet Cuong/VOV) Earlier the same day, the President visited Bodh Gaya city of Bihar state, the first leg of his state visit to India, where he received Prem Kumar, minister of agriculture of the Bihar state. Mr. Quang said he is pleased to visit Bodh Gaya, one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. He added that Vietnam and India have cultural and religious connections as Buddhism penetrated Vietnam thousands of years ago and has promoted Vietnamese social values until now. President Quang said he hopes the Bihar state will create favorable conditions for Vietnamese Buddhist followers’ pilgrimage there and will boost cooperation with Vietnam’s localities. … [Read more...] about President visit India’s Bodh Gaya, a sacred Buddhist site